County government · King County, TX

King County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), King County took in $1.7 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes92%State tax money4.8%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (parks and recreation)<0.1%

What stands out

92%

of King County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes92%

Property tax
92%$1.5 million

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.8%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
4.8%$80 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$33 thousand
Fines
0.9%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking37%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

37%

of King County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$469 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$233 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$127 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
37%$454 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$454 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$150 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
  • Police$58 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$86 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$42 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

King County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of King County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.